Nix: Hey guys~ I'm back with a new chapter, and it's probably the longest chapter yet... don't care about the word count. Anyway this is an epic chapter, lots of fighting, I like fighting... I'm violent. heh now to answer reviews.

LyricKiryu; (Over facebook) Yush I know, holleh shit. Meh story be getting good chicka~.

crystalize50: Oh sorry about that, L was a special request. Here. *Gives Matt viagra and packs into box then sits on your front porch* I'd wait until you get to your room and lock the door before you let him out... it should have kicked in my now... your welcome~
XD hehehe yesh Matty is awesome, I was so sad! I wanted to go and blow all deem fuckers up. I have a story that I think you might like though. Go to my profile and read the story Revenge, I think you'll like it hun~
XD ridiculous assumptions are funner! They mak things more interesting XDD and yush she slapped Matty, I felt really bad for writing that, and what's coming in this next chapter *dies a little inside*
And he eats his own kind (The chocolate filled panda cookies) TO PROVE HIS DOMINANCE! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAA!

meggezoid; Even if you mean't crazy in the bad way I would have taken it as a compliment, because I'm completely and utterly insane! But I'm glad my written insanity has inspired you to rewatch Death Note! It makes me happy that I inspired someone to do something worth while. I'm glad you like it so much!

Thank you to all of my lovely reviewers for taking the time to tell me how I've done ad thank you to everyone who has viewed, favorited and followed. I have a lot of fun writing this and though even if none of you guys had done anything I would still post more, but you inspire me and encourage me to put out more chapters faster. I love you guys, now on with the good stuff~

Disclaimer: Really guys? I may love you, but not enough to repeat myself.

Nix leapt out the window, behind her she could hear the loud sound of a gunshot right before she felt it. Burning metal tearing through her flesh, Nix bit her bottom lip hard to keep from crying out, shifting in the air from the impact of the bullet as she fell toward her target rooftop. The bullet had torn through her right leg, and she was bleeding. She fell, grunting as she hit the roof hard. Nix winced, having landed on her side, she growled in anger at her mistake. She could hear V screaming for her and moved shakily getting to her feet.

Nix turned, gripping her sword and her sheath in hand, and putting her weight on her left leg. She panted lightly from the pain, turning back toward the window she saw Matt jump out as well. Growling she turned and ran off, pressing her hand to her leg as she limped slightly. She could hear him hit the roof behind her, moving and leaping onto another rooftop, grunting as she landed a little too hard on her injured leg. That didn't stop her though.

Nix kept running, hearing Matt behind her as they both jumped from rooftop to roof top. His longer legs coupled with her injury helped Matt catch up with the girl; soon he was right behind her. Nix heard it first, a soft whooshing sound, before she sensed something coming toward her, spinning she raised her dagger and blocked Matt's sword, clutching her leg with her left hand.

Matt frowned, looking down at her leg as their blade ground against each other's, creating sparks. When he looks at her he realized that hidden behind the happy shine that once filled her eyes was a guard, blocking the look that filled them now. Her eyes were filled with maliciousness, cold, hard, brutal, malicious, and pained? He frowned as they parried.

"Nix you're wounded, you should just stop." He said, worry evident in his tone.

"No."

"Nix seriously, I don't want to fight, just give in."

"No." She stated coldly, baring her teeth in a snarl as the fight began once more. They swung their swords at each other. All Nix wanted was to get away, and Matt just wanted her to stop. To stop fighting and give up before she hurt herself more. They were equal in skill, despite her injuries she was easily able to fight hard enough to keep him from making a move. Matt had orders to kill; he had to by this point. If he was to get her and she tried to escape he'd have too. Matt needed to distract her; he feared he couldn't follow L's orders if the fight went on much longer. He needed something…

Nix was taken aback when Matt suddenly moved, pushing her arms to the side and rushing directly at her. She didn't have time to register what was happening before she felt lips on hers. Her eyes widened, looking at the goggled boy right in front of her, his lips firmly pressed to hers and his brows furrowed in sorrow. The next thing she knew she was on her back on the ground, Matt standing over her with his sword at her throat. She could feel the sharp tip pressed against her skin, her heart was pounding as she stared up at him in utter shock.

"Th-that was my first." She whispered, staring up at him with wide eyes. The eighteen year old girl's first kiss was the kiss of death. Matt blinked, his eyes widening as he frowned deeply. She could see he was sad? Was it because he stole her first? Or because he was going to kill her? She didn't dwell on the thought, looking him over as she searched for some sort of opening. It was risky but…

Matt raised his blade slightly and that was when she made her move. She pushed herself sideways as Matt drove the sword down, regret glimmering in his covered eyes. He blinked when his missed his original mark and a scream tore from the girl's throat. The sword had been driven into her left shoulder instead. Tears welled in Nix's eyes, oh god it hurt, it hurt so badly. Matt pulled the blade out quickly and that's when she moved, slipping out from under him as got her to feet, and punched him hard in the gut with her right hand.

Matt gasped, curving his body to cradle the injured spot on his abdomen as Nix stood straight, putting her dagger up and clutching her bleeding shoulder, hopping off the roof. Matt stood, shooting to the edge and looking down, searching for her. Nothing, she disappeared. He frowned; rubbing the spot, surely there would be a massive bruise.

"Matt?" Came L's voice in the earpiece he wore.

"She's gone L, she got away." He said, watching the dark alley below. He could hear L giving orders for a search party to go out for her. Matt looked back at where they fought, seeing blood on the ground. He just stood, thinking over what happened… it was all so… confusing.

~With Nix~

Nix limped down a back alley, her eyes dull and half-lidded as she stuck to the shadows. Her hands were bloody, fresh blood still leaking from the wounds between her red fingers. Her thigh burned and her shoulder burned. She was weak, hurt and needed to pick up the pace. She'd limped for a few miles now, only recently had she stopped running. It hadn't been long since she escaped; she needed to get to her destination, to get medical help. Up ahead was a warehouse district, her eyes brightened and she limped faster, clutching her bleeding appendages. Slipping into a warehouse silently and closing the door.

She limped over slowly; there was a plush couch and chair, a table, and a bed in the corner. This was where she went to hide. She moved, slowly lowering herself into a chair and grabbing the medical kit sitting beside it. She moved, slicing open her pants with her dagger, frowning at the small bump in her leg. The bullet had lodged in her leg. She knew she was lucky, they hadn't shot before because they could have hit Matt, but one of the task force shot and luckily was a shitty aim. Nix moved, taking a thick piece of wadded up cloth and stuck it in her mouth, pulling out a scalpel.

She tapped the area where the bullet was, judging how deep before pressing the edge of the blade to her skin, biting down hard on the cloth as the skin was slicing open in a clean line. Dabbing away the blood she could see the faint coppery shine. The bullet lay amidst the flesh. Taking tweezers doused in alcohol her hand shook as she lowered them in, clasping the bullet and pulling it out. She tossed it to the side in a random direction, not caring as she grabbed the disinfectant. Nix closed her eyes, splashing some onto the wound and yelling into the rag. She did the same with the back side of her thigh, cleaning it before pulling out a suture kit.

She stitched both holes in her leg, her mind racing. She couldn't stop thinking about that kiss. He'd stolen her first kiss to surprise and over power her, and it worked. She frowned in thought, having spit the cloth out she paused her stitching, touching her lips with her fingertips. She should have been enraged… but she wasn't? Nix shook her head, going back to the final stitches on her leg.

"Must be shock, I'll probably be enraged later." She muttered to herself, moving and cleaning her shoulder, having pulled off her shirt. She couldn't focus on that now, she needed to plan. Phoenix would have one last death, would die once and for all. This would be her last disappearance before she would never be seen from again. Finishing she shoulder she sat back, looking at the far wall.

"I guess…. This is the end."

Nix: Is it the end?! *le gasp* I guess you'll just have to read and find out huh? And ooooohhhhhhhhh the first kiss of death~

Side Note: This ENTIRE story was based off of one line. The Kiss of Death. I'm not kidding, LyricKiryu and I had started a roleplay that we abandoned because we felt the romance was moving too fast. But before we abandoned it there was a part where Matt and my character were fighting assassin on assassin. In order to get me down he kissed my character, stealing her first kiss in the kiss of death. After a couple days this story formed in my head, and when we abandoned the roleplay I decided to write it out. So that my friends, is how In Over His Head: The Phoenix Paradox came to be.